WO2001002129A2 - Powder feed nozzle for laser welding - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
- B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
- B23K26/14—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beam; Nozzles therefor
- B23K26/144—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beam; Nozzles therefor the fluid stream containing particles, e.g. powder
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- the present invention relates to a nozzle for direct metal deposition and other laser welding applications.
- the present invention relates to a powder feed nozzle for use for direct metal deposition and other laser welding applications.
- Laser welding applications use high powered lasers or other high energy sources to melt deposited material for welding.
- Laser welding is used to fabricate components by a direct metal deposition technique to form various shapes and forms .
- the deposited structure may be machined to a desired finish to complete the fabrication process.
- Powder is dispersed from feed nozzles to a molten puddle or pool formed by the laser.
- Catchment is a term which refers to the amount of powder deposited to the molten pool relative to the amount of powder discharged or dispersed from the nozzle. If the dispersement profile of powder discharged from the nozzle is greater than the area of the molten pool or puddle, then catchment is poor since powder is dispersed to areas surrounding the molten pool in addition to the molten pool. Powder that is deposited outside of the molten pool can have certain deleterious effect on the metallurgical qualities and performance of the resulting structure as well as increased costs.
- molten and other material from the workpiece can spatter to the nozzle which can clog the nozzle.
- Residue spattered to the nozzle can alter the profile of powder dispersed from the nozzle or completely clog the nozzle. Reflected laser beams from the melt puddle can also sinter powder or melt the nozzle tip.
- the present invention relates to a powder feed nozzle for laser welding applications including a multiple outlet nozzle tip for focusing a discharged powder stream.
- the multiple outlet nozzle tip disperses multiple outlet streams and includes a powder discharge outlet and at least one focus gas discharge outlet, radially spaced from the powder discharge outlet, for dispersing a powder stream and a gas stream.
- Powder flows from a powder source through a powder channel to the powder discharge outlet for dispersement .
- Focus gas flows through a focus gas channel angled relative to the powder channel to discharge a focus gas stream.
- FIG. 1 is a illustration of a laser welding process .
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of a powder feed nozzle of the present invention for laser welding applications.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view as taken along lines 4--4 of FIG. 3.
- FIG. 6 illustrates deposition of a tight focused powder stream to a workpiece .
- FIG. 7 schematically illustrates deposition of a tight focused power stream to a workpiece.
- FIG. 10 illustrates a deposited structure formed by an omni-directional deposition process.
- FIG. 11 illustrates deposition of layer B-l to a workpiece along a first leg.
- FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of a cooling collar for a powder feed nozzle.
- FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view as taken along line 16--16 of FIG. 15.
- FIG. 1 schematically illustrates a laser welding operation for direct metal deposition for fabricating components of various shapes and forms.
- Laser welding uses a laser 80, such a C0 2 laser to melt a powder, such as a titanium powder, deposited to a workpiece 82 from a powder source through a nozzle 84.
- a laser 80 such as a C0 2 laser to melt a powder, such as a titanium powder, deposited to a workpiece 82 from a powder source through a nozzle 84.
- multiple layers of powder are deposited to workpiece 82 to form a fabricated component according to direct metal deposition techniques.
- workpiece 82 is supported on a welding table 86.
- welding table 86 movable supports the workpiece 82 as illustrated by arrow 88 relative to laser 80 and nozzle 84 for forming complex three dimensional components.
- laser 80 and nozzle 84 can be movably supported relative to the workpiece 82 or fixed welding table 86.
- the nozzle 84 and laser 80 are indexed or raised to adjust the elevation of the nozzle 84 relative to the surface of the workpiece elevated by the deposited layer. Welding operation can be controlled by controller 90 as illustrated in FIG. 1.
- FIGS. 3-5 illustrate an embodiment of a multiple outlet nozzle tip 120 for depositing powder to a molten spot 94.
- nozzle tip 120 includes a plurality of focus gas channels 130-1 to 130-n and outlets 124-1 to 124-n concentrically arranged about the powder feed channel 126 and outlet 122 to focus or pinch discharged powder to provide a tight dispersement profile of the powder for increased catchment.
- Powder debris from the powder stream or weld spatter can be reflected from the workpiece or sprayed back to the nozzle after being discharged. Reflected powder can clog the powder discharge outlet changing the profile of the discharge outlet and the discharged powder stream.
- the plurality of spaced focus gas outlets 124-1 to 124-n provides multiple spaced smaller openings in contrast to a single opening to limit the effects of power debris reflected to the nozzle. Thus, if one of the openings 124-1 to 124-n becomes clogged, other openings remain functional to focus the powder stream.
- the focus gas is an inert gas .
- Helium gas is used as a focus gas for a welding process using an argon gas welding chamber. During welding operations, the high energy of a C0 2 laser beam would couple with and ionize the Argon, forming a plasma.
- the Helium focus gas dilutes the Argon gas at the high energy focal point of the laser to decouple or shield the laser energy from the Argon gas to limit ionization of the Argon gas at the high energy point of the welding operation.
- Focus gas chamber 140 is filled with focus gas for discharge through discharge outlets 124-1 to 124-n.
- powder channel 126 has a constant cross-sectional profile along an extent of the nozzle tip 120 to the discharge opening 122.
- the constant cross-sectional profile provides a relatively laminar flow of powder from an inlet (at smooth transition 142 in FIG. 3) through the powder channel 126 to the discharge opening 122 to discharge a relatively laminar flow powder stream from the nozzle tip.
- powder flow through channel 126 is with an inert gas assist, such as an Argon or Helium gas assist.
- focus gas channels 130-1 to 130-n are radially spaced from powder channel 126 and have a relatively constant flow diameter and profile from inlet 144-1 to 144-n to outlets 124-1 to 124-n to provide a laminar gas flow for a controlled focus gas stream.
- Focus channels 130-1 to 130-n are angled ⁇ , as illustrated in FIG. 8, relative to powder channel 126 so that the gas stream discharged from outlets 124-1 to 124-n is directed towards the discharged powder stream to pinch the powder stream to provide a tight powder stream with increased velocity so that the powder stream is caught in the molten pool 94 as illustrated in FIG. 6.
- nozzle tip 120 is removable coupled to nozzle base 136.
- nozzle tip 120 includes a stepped stem 150 having a stepped tip 152, threaded outer collar 154 and smooth transition 142.
- Supply line 138 has an opened end 158 and annular chamber of nozzle base 136 includes an opened threaded end 160.
- Stepped tip 152 is press fit into opened end 158 to close powder supply line 138 and outer collar 154 is threaded to end 160 to removably connect annular chamber 140 and supply line 138 to nozzle tip.
- powder supply line 138 and annular chamber 140 are fluidly coupled to powder feed channel 126 and focus gas channels 130, respectively.
- the nozzle tip 120 can be easily removed from the nozzle base 136 and replaced when powder and focus gas outlets 122, 124-1 to 124-n are clogged for continued use.
- a nozzle tip described can be constructed from a four-inch gas torch nozzle available from ESAB Welding and Cutting Products of Florence, SC 29501.
- Direct metal deposition can be used to fabricate complex shapes.
- the present invention relates to an omni-directional deposition process for forming complex shapes, for example a "U" shaped element 161 as illustrated in FIG. 10 (or circular element (not shown) ) , without stopping or resetting the position or orientation of the nozzle outlet.
- "U" shaped element includes opposed legs 162, 163 connect by transverse leg 164.
- Legs of the "U" shaped element are formed by omni-directional deposition or application of powder as illustrated by arrows 165, 166, 167.
- nozzle is positioned rearward of crown 170.
- components are fabricated by an omni-directional deposition process where powder is deposited by a nozzle positioned in multiple orientations relative to the crown 170 (e.g. forward, rearward or lateral orientation relative to the crown 170) .
- Successive layers are deposited via omni-directional deposition for fabricating complex components or a component having a single leg or orientation.
- the orientation of the nozzle is fixed relative to the laser so that nozzle outlet is orientated behind, rearward or lateral of the crown 170 as illustrated in FIGS. 11-13.
- the tight powder stream dispersed from the nozzle facilitates deposition of powder regardless of the forward, rearward or lateral orientation of the nozzle relative to the crown 164.
- movement omni-directional movement (in an x, y or x-y direction) of the nozzle and workpiece is implemented by actuator 172 under control of controller 174 configured for omni-directional movement of actuator 172.
- Actuator 172 can be a motor drive and can move the workpiece table 86 or nozzle 120 in an x, y, or x-y direction for complex welding operations.
- FIG. 14 illustrates an embodiment of a nozzle tip 120-1 including a cooling chamber 180, where similar numbers are used to identify similar parts of nozzle tip 120-1.
- nozzle tip supports a cooling collar 182 having cooling chamber 180 formed therein coupled to a fluid cooling source 184, for example water. Cooling fluid is pumped from cooling fluid source 184 for circulation in cooling chamber 180. Cooling fluid is continuously circulated through chamber 180 to reduce operating temperature of the nozzle positioned proximate to the focal point of laser 80. Cooling fluid is exhausted from chamber 180 as illustrated by block 186.
- FIGS. 15-16 illustrate an embodiment of cooling collar 182.
- cooling collar 182 is formed of an annular member having a central opening 188 sized for placement about nozzle tip 120-1 and an annular channel 190 extending about central opening 188. Opening 188 extends between opposed first and second spaced ends 192, 194 of collar 182 and is opened at opposed ends 192, 194 for placement about nozzle tip 120-1. Opening 188 is internally threaded 196 for attachment to the nozzle tip 120-1.
- Annular channel 190 has an annular stepped opening 198 formed at the first end 192.
- Hosing 200 for pumping fluid into and out of chamber 180 is shown diagrammatically in FIG. 13.
- Hosing 200 is connected to rings 202, 204 which are seated in the stepped opening 198 to connect chamber 180 (formed by annular channel 190) to cooling fluid source and to exhaust cooling fluid.
- cooling collar 182 is positioned proximate to a first end of the nozzle tip 120-1 spaced from discharge outlets 122, 124.
- Nozzle tip 120-1 is formed of a solid block having channels 126, 130 formed (or bored) therethrough.
- a solid interface separates the spaced channels 126, 130-1 to 130-n to provide a thermally conductive path from the cooling collar 182 along the length of the channels 126 and 130-1 to 130-n.
- the plurality of spaced focus gas outlets 124-1 to 124-n shown provides more surface area surrounding the discharge outlets for providing a conductive path surrounding each outlets 122, 124-1 to 124-n for maintaining the temperature of the outlets 122 and 124-1 to 124-n.
- nozzle tip 120 is formed of a single block of copper material with high thermal conductivity for optimum heat transfer.
- FIG. 17 is an exploded view illustrating removable assembly of nozzle tip 120-1 to nozzle base 136-1.
- a separate smooth transition section 208 (formed separately from nozzle tip 120-1) is welded to an inner tube 206 forming powder supply line 138 and collar 182 is welded to outer tube 210 of nozzle base 136-1.
- a stepped end 212 of nozzle tip extends through a compressible sealing ring 214 and is press fit into a bore 215 of smooth transition section 208. Threaded portion 216 of stepped end 212 threadably engages threads 196 of collar 182 to removeably connect nozzle tip 120-1 to nozzle base and cooling collar 182.
- threaded portion 216 and tip 217 of stepped end 212 The extent between threaded portion 216 and tip 217 of stepped end 212 is sized so that when nozzle tip is threaded to collar 182, tip 217 compresses against compressible sealing ring 214 to provide a fluid tight seal to separate powder from focus gas and fluidly connect powder supply line 138 and channel 126. Threaded connection between threaded portion 216 and threads 196 fluidly couples channels 130-1 to 130-n of nozzle tip to outer tube 210..
- the nozzle tip 120 has a relatively flat end face 218 normal to the axis of channel 126 so that discharge openings are on the same plane and radially spaced for focusing the discharged powder into a tight powder stream to direct powder to molten pool 94 for increased catchment and decouple the nozzle from back reflections of the laser.
- the multiple outlet nozzle discharges a powder stream and a focus gas stream to focus and opaque the nozzle from laser reflections.
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